Father Peter wrote: > Dear Mr. McQuillan, > > Thank you for this valuable information, and for all of your work on the > LTSP Project. > > Which version of Ubuntu do you recommend for an LTSP server -- the server or > workstation version? > I would go with the server version, and then install the 'ubuntu-desktop' package which should take care of getting all the stuff you need for workstation users. You could alternatively install the 'kubuntu-desktop' to get KDE or 'xubuntu-desktop' to get xfce.
I'm interested to see your opinion of Ubuntu after trying it. I'm absolutely amazed at what those guys can do. Plus, i've had the great opportunity to get to know many of the developers, and they really do care deeply about what they are doing. If you have any questions, you can almost always find me in #ltsp on irc.freenode.net. There's information on the LTSP website for connecting, if you don't know how. Jim. > With kind regards, > > Peter, hieromonk > > ---- > Dormition Skete > Our Monastery Website: http://www.DormitionSkete.org > Our Catechetical Website: http://www.TrueOrthodoxy.Info > GOC of Greece Website: http://www.omologitis.org > ---- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim McQuillan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Damien Hull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] What distribution should I use? > > > >> Damien, >> >> Asking which distro should be used can quickly turn into a war of biblical >> proportions. So, rather than explain my favorite distribution, I'll >> describe how LTSP is developed. >> >> Initially (Until about december of 2003), LTSP was built on Redhat. So, >> we were VERY familiar with how Redhat was configured, and how to make LTSP >> work on it. >> >> Then, we switched to Debian (As did lots of people, when redhat abandoned >> the desktop in favor of the server market). >> >> So, we became very familiar with Debian. Then, when Ubuntu came on the >> scene, we jumped onto that, like lots of people. The fact that Ubuntu was >> based on debian made that nice and simple. >> >> Now, with Ubuntu being so popular, and with several of us being invited to >> the Ubuntu developers meetings, we are pretty firmly entrenched in the >> world of Ubuntu. >> >> We haven't given up on Redhat. We try to make sure that everything works >> as well in Redhat/Fedora, as it does with Ubuntu and Debian. In fact, >> i've got several deployments out there on RHEL3 and RHEL4, so it's >> definately in my best interested to keep the support for redhat as well as >> we can. On top of that, Eric Harrison of K12ltsp is still deeply rooted >> in Fedora. He's got a new version of k12ltsp based on fc5 coming out >> *real soon now*. He's also got a version of k12ltsp based on Centos, so >> any Centos or RHEL users should feel good about that. >> >> Unfortunately, the sad truth is, most of the core LTSP developers just >> don't have much Suse experience. Support is something that we always try >> to do the best we can with any distro out there. But, we are limited in >> our resources, and we just don't have the same depth in Suse, Gentoo or >> Slackware that we have in Ubuntu or Redhat. It's not that we have >> anything against those distros, we just don't have the time and energy to >> become proficient in every distro out there. >> >> Properly supporting a distro is much more involved than just making sure >> it installs properly. It also requires intimate knowledge of how things >> work on that distro, to help support people when things don't go right, or >> when they've modified their system, and the install scripts don't work >> properly. >> >> So, here's an open invitation to anybody who would like to see better LTSP >> support in their favorite distro. Show up in the #ltsp IRC channel on >> irc.freenode.net, and help people when there's a problem. And, we do most >> of our development in the IRC channel, so it's a chance to work with the >> LTSP core developers, to make sure the needs of those distros are heard, >> loud and clear. >> >> Thanks, >> Jim McQuillan >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
